HPRO 4412 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Dsm-5, Paraphilia, Personal Distress
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A lot of abnormal behaviour is considered abnormal due to the constraints on what is socially acceptable. Can be determined by majority, how many people do a certain thing. Personal distress about their interest, not merely distress resulting from society"s disapproval. Have a sexual desire or behavior that involves another person"s psychological distress, injury, or death, or a desire for sexual behaviours involving unwilling persons or persons unable to give legal consent. Paraphilias (8: exhibitionistic, fetishistic (can only be a non humane object, voyeuristic, frotteuristic, pedophilic, sexual masochism, sexual sadism, transvestic. Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder in which the person experiences intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, sexual behaviour. Foot fetish is really paraphilia sexual association with a non sexual object, act or thing. Learning theory: classical conditioning to an object as sexual. Cognitive theory: perception of arousal is distorted. Refers to dressing as a member of the other gender erotic. Saidst a person who derives sexual satisfaction from inflicting.